Welcome to the Love to Learn Blog Hop
A collection of educational activities to instill a life long love of learning in our children.
Enjoy learning through play, nature, crafts, and many other educational activities.
This is a PIN-IT PARTY
Your hosts will pin our favorite posts to our Pinterest boards! I encourage you to do the … [Read more...]

My kids get a ton of free time, but sometimes they can use a little direction or maybe I just like doing crafts and activities with them. I like to play, too! Check out all the great kids activities and summer fun in the posts below and, if you're a blogger, join the blog hop! Link up your favorite summer time activities.
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Summertime has arrived! We keep learning year round, but are even more relaxed about it over the summer. Do you make lots of summer plans? I try not to. I like to keep our days free for spontaneous activities, going wherever the wind takes us. I do plan to keep our habit of a little math and reading each day. The kids are so used to it, they just … [Read more...]

Summer is almost here! Do you stop school or continue year round? We just continue on as we love to learn and it's a natural part of our daily lives. We are much more relaxed, though. Well, I suppose we're pretty relaxed about learning all the time, but more so in summer. Summer is for long lazy days at the river or lake and late evenings outside … [Read more...]

I'm treasuring this last week of May! Spring is rushing by way too fast. I'm not ready for summer heat. What has been your family's favorite part of this spring? Leave a comment below. Mine has been all the time outdoors, late evenings where the kids just did not want to come in because they were having too much fun riding bikes or catching … [Read more...]

The weather is warmer and we've been spending a lot more time outdoors. The kids have re-discovered their bikes now that it's dry enough to ride and wow, my daughter has really grown! She needs a new bike. Guess I know what she'll be getting for her birthday coming up soon. Shh, don't tell her!
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Are you having a fun filled spring? What are your favorite activities to do with kids in the spring time? We love to garden and hike. I love to see all the wildflowers blooming all over the mountains and watch the little sprouts grow in our garden. Last year our sprouts grew really well, but then it suddenly got hot and they all died! I hope we … [Read more...]

Have you joined the Love to Learn hop yet? The link up is open all month long, Check in every Tuesday to see what has been added and to add more of your own educational activities if you are a blogger. You might even be the next featured favorite! Don't forget to pin the posts you visit on Pinterest.
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Are you learning about lions in school or homeschooling? Or maybe you just have an animal lover in your home who wants to know more about majestic lions. Whether learning about lions for fun or putting together a unit study, these are great books to begin your adventure with lions. Here is a collection of fun picture books as well as non-fiction … [Read more...]

Welcome to the Love to Learn Blog Hop
A collection of educational activities to instill a life long love of learning in our children.
Enjoy learning through play, nature, crafts, and many other educational activities.
This is a PIN-IT PARTY
Your hosts will pin our favorite posts to our Pinterest boards! I encourage you to do the … [Read more...]

I love to get my kids involved in gardening or planting flowers outside. Along with knowing where their food comes from and being involved in the process from seed to fruit, it's also a perfect time to learn about garden bugs. Some bugs are pests and some are helpful. There are plenty of great books your ladybug lover will especially love. Be sure … [Read more...]

What better to do on a rainy day than cuddle up with your kids and a good book?
Here are some fantastic rainy day books to enjoy; stories about rain as well as a little science. Why not take the opportunity to learn about weather, water cycle, and precipitation? Whether you prefer to stay warm and dry or are just coming in from puddle jumping, … [Read more...]

Welcome to the Love to Learn Blog Hop
A collection of educational activities to instill a life long love of learning in our children.
Enjoy learning through play, nature, crafts, and many other educational activities.
This is a PIN-IT PARTY
Your hosts will pin our favorite posts to our Pinterest boards! I encourage you to do the … [Read more...]

We go to an organic working farm once a month with a group of homeschoolers and work all parts of the farm from caring for animals like chickens, to prepping soil, planting, and harvesting. The kids get hands on learning about healthy foods, and all aspects of farming using science, math, and working outdoors together. Catching chickens and … [Read more...]

Learn about Ireland through these fun and inspiring children’s books. Learning about people and places around the world is important so our kids learn appreciation of others and know their way of life is only one way to live in our big wide world. Add these books about Ireland to your homeschool curriculum or supplement your history, geography, and … [Read more...]

Welcome to the Love to Learn Blog Hop
A collection of educational activities to instill a life long love of learning in our children.
Enjoy learning through play, nature, crafts, and many other educational activities.
This is a PIN-IT PARTY
Your hosts will pin our favorite posts to our Pinterest boards! I encourage you to do the same!
and … [Read more...]

Everyone loves Dr. Seuss! There's no way more fun to learn to read than learning with Dr. Seuss books. No matter how old you get, Dr. Seuss is still fun to read. Some books are more simple while others leave me tongue tied, which sends my kids into peals of laughter. Here is a list of my family's top favorite Dr. Seuss books. If you haven't read … [Read more...]

I can shop just about anywhere and not feel the need to buy anything, but take me to a book store and we're in trouble! Books are one thing I have a big weakness for. Especially classic kids books or kids books that I grew up with and have fond memories of. Do you remember Little Golden Books? I had a few growing up and I remember marveling at that … [Read more...]

What is more fun than learning about the jungle? From rain forests in the Amazon to the jungles of India. Tigers, tree frogs, pink dolphins? Learn about jungle animals and habitats with these colorful children's books about the jungle. Create a jungle unit study or add to your bedtime reading. These books are not only educational, but just plain … [Read more...]

Learn about India with inspiring children’s books. Learning about other cultures, places, and people around the world gives our kids an appreciation of others and how people can live differently. It teaches kids that their own way of life is just one way to live in our big wide world and that there are many other ways. Add these kids books about … [Read more...]

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